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Which branch of science studies individuals and societies?

  • Economics (correct)
  • Chemistry
  • Physics
  • Logic

Which branch of science focuses on the formal systems governed by axioms and rules?

  • Mathematics (correct)
  • Psychology
  • Biology
  • Engineering

Which discipline uses scientific knowledge for practical purposes, such as in engineering and medicine?

  • Physics
  • Medicine (correct)
  • Biology
  • Economics

What is the earliest historical record of identifiable predecessors to modern science?

<p>Bronze Age Egypt and Mesopotamia (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What discipline studies the physical world?

<p>Chemistry (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Are the formal sciences considered science disciplines?

<p>No, because they do not rely on empirical evidence. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary focus of the Greek natural philosophy of classical antiquity?

<p>Providing explanations of events in the physical world based on natural causes (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During which period did scientific research deteriorate in the regions after the fall of the Western Roman Empire?

<p>Early middle ages (400 to 1000 CE) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where were some Greek manuscripts preserved and expanded upon during the Medieval renaissances?

<p>Middle East (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What played a greater role in knowledge creation during the Scientific Revolution that began in the 16th century?

<p>Scientific method (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the word 'science' start being used in Middle English?

<p>14th century (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the etymology of the word 'science'?

<p>'knowing', derived from Latin sciens (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Latin word scientia mean?

<p>'Knowledge, awareness, understanding' (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Sciō' may have its origin in which Proto-Italic language?

<p>*skije- or *skijo- meaning 'to know' (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Sciō' is derived from which Latin word?

<p>'To know' (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Sciō' is a back-form from which proposal according to Michiel de Vaan?

<p>'To incise' (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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